Tovačov
Tovačov (German: Tobitschau) is a town in the Přerov District, Moravia, in the Czech Republic, and site of a minor battle in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
Tovačov | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Chateau in Tovačov | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tovačov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′N 17°17′E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Přerov |
| Municipality | Kojetín |
| First mentioned | 1203 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leon Bouchal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (2006-07-03) | |
| • Total | 2,616 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 751 01 |
| Website | www.tovacov.cz |
On 16 July 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, the Prussians defeated the Austrians in the Battle of Tobitschau. The Austrians had been retreating south after their defeat at the Battle of Königgrätz on 3 July, and the fresh defeat at Tobitschau forced them to turn east instead.
People
- Christoph Erler, organ builder, lived and died here
- Gottfried Fritsch (c.1706, Silesia – 1750, here), a sculptor, lived and died here
- Arnošt Förchtgott (Tovačovský), "Bohaboj" (1825, here – 1874, Vienna), a Moravian composer, conductor and singer (baritone)
- Sidonie Grünwald-Zerkowitz, née Zerkowitz (1852, here –1907, Karlsbad), a Jewish writer, poet, translator and fashion designer
- Klement Slavický (1910, here –1999), composer
- Ctibor Tobischau von Cimburg, Czech: Ctibor (II.) Tovačovský z Cimburka (c.1438, here – 1494, here), a legal scholar, a member of the Lords of Cimburg und Tobitschau, since 1469 a governor of Moravia, and Lord Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia (German: Oberstkanzler, 1471–9)
- Antonín Vysloužil (1890, here – 1945), a Czech Catholic priest
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